Sea Drag'n Fishing Team

2011 Atlantic Beach King Mackerel Tournament

2011-09-28T07:02:00.001-07:00

Fall is just around the corner. This past weekend the Sea Drag’n fishing team competed in the Atlantic Beach KMT. Bait earlier in the week was a struggle to fiind, but luckily it showed up on Tournament day. We slid over to Harkers Island and with two casts we had all the slippery shad we needed.

We hammered down to the east side through a downpour of rain and lightening. Finally after busting through the breakers, the seas calmed down offshore. The wind was light out of the NE and the ground swell was about 3 to 5 feet. Fishing conditions were good and the water temperature was perfect at 76 degrees. Bait was plentiful and things were looking positive.

We began to put out lines in 50 foot of water and after the third line went out the top line screamed off. After a short battle, a 24 pounder was lying on the deck. The day was filled with action, between the 12 sharks, 9 kings, 1 grouper and 1 spanish, we went through about 30 rigs.

At about 11:30 am our best fish of the day ripped off the downrigger and made a impressive 250 yard run. After about a 20 minute battle, Brent stuck the girl with the cold steel and laid a fat fish on the deck. She had the head of a 40 pounder with a big eye ball, but just did not have the length. It pulled down the scales at the weigh-in at 28.1 pounds and was a good 3rd fish to add to our SKA points in Division 1.

Hopefully hot fall fishing is just around the corner and up next for the team is the Swansboro King Mackerel Tournament on October 15. Then off to Biloxi for the SKA Nationals.

Tight Lines,

Al

2010 SKA Nationals Awards Ceremony

2010-11-06T16:41:00.001-07:00

Sea Drag'n Fishing Team placed 9th overall in the SKA Nationals this year in Ft. Pierce, Florida.

Here are a few pictures of the Sea Drag'n Fishing Team during and after the awards ceremony on Saturday, November 6 in Ft. Pierce, Florida.

Sea Drag'n Places 9th in SKA Nationals!

2010-11-05T19:48:00.000-07:00

The Sea Drag'n fishing team headed down to Ft. Pierce, Florida for the SKA Nationals and found out the trip was well worth the long haul. The crew weighed in two fish today one weighing 32.57 lbs. and the second fish weighing 24.20 lbs for a total weight of 56.77 lbs.

The above picture is of the fish they didn't weigh in. We hope to have more pictures soon so be sure to check back. Visit the SKA site to view all of the winners.

Tournament News

2010-09-15T07:17:00.000-07:00

The Atlantic Beach King Mackerel tournament that was scheduled for this weekend, September 18, has been rescheduled due to rough seas because of Hurricane Igor. Better to be safe.

The tournament is rescheduled for September 23-25, 2010. Click here for tournament details.

See you then!

Captain Al

Now That's a BIG Fish!

2010-09-14T13:29:00.001-07:00

Sea Drag'n takes some time off the King circuit to enjoy some
inshore action with the red drum in Core Sound.

Now that's a fat red drum!

Needless to say, this one was over 24 lbs and had to go
back in the water. Maybe you'll catch him next year!

Now that was a good day of fishing!
Next King Mackerel tournament is Atlantic Beach.

Tight Lines!

Sea Drag’n Team Wins 4th Place at Onslow Bay Open KMT

2010-08-16T18:20:00.000-07:00

The full team competed on Saturday during the Onslow Bay Open KMT. Lauren, Dad, and Brent pulled into Atlantic Beach on Friday night. After some boat repairs and rig tying the crew fell out for a few hours of sleep.
Up and going by 4 am, we headed the bow of the Sea Drag’n toward the bait waters of Core Sound. Two throws of the Calusa’s and the boat floor was slimmed over with menhaden. Dad putting them in the tank as quick as possible and Lauren jumping around trying to keep the slim off her boots. Tanks full, we headed the Sea Drag’n to the fertile waters of the east side. One quick stop near shore and then to the offshore spots.
Fishing was a little slow early on. One small King and two reef donkeys(aka Sharks). At 11:00 am the dinner bell sounded for our fourth place fish. The port downrigger ripped out just as I got ready to check the bait. The line ripped off and drags were squealing. I grabbed the rod and gave it to Lauren and the rest of us went to work clearly the deck.
Lauren was on the bow yelling for us to hurry up because the line was still ripping off. The fish made a good 200-yard run then settled down deep. Fifteen minutes later Lauren had the slab to the surface. Brent reached out into the 4-5 foot seas breaking the surface and sinking the steel in the side of her head. He pulled her over the side and she hit the deck with a thud. Not extra long, but Fat Fat.
We continued fishing for the 40 and 50 lber but it never happened. At 3 pm we packed in it and headed south to Casper’s Marina for the 6 pm weigh in. We unloaded the girl and watched as she pulled the scales to 32.23 lbs and a 4th place finish in our 2nd King Mackerel tournament of the year.
Next up, the Sneads Ferry KMT and hopefully the KingGods will have one waiting for us. Good luck to everyone fishing and be safe.

Mahi Mahi Anyone?

2010-06-23T09:39:00.000-07:00

A couple of weekends ago the Sea Drag'n ventured out for a spur of the moment fun fishing trip with some tournament buddies (Hot Grits). We travelled off shore about 40-50 miles to a beautiful spot and found a nice weed line that was loaded with Mahi. The result was one really nice size dolphin and a money bag and cooler full of Mahi. Needless to say, dinner was awesome that night and we have lots of filets in the freezer for the rest of the summer. Take a look a some of the photos.

See you on the water!

Memorial Day Fishing Trip

2010-06-01T07:21:00.000-07:00

The Sea Drag’n took its first trip offshore to break in the new motors.

We left out of Wrightsvile Beach around 6:00 am on Monday. We had the lines in the water at around 8:00 am at the same ole hole 62 miles offshore. The water temp was about 80 degrees, but there was no good break. The weeds were scattered and no birds in sight. Action was slow to begin.

We finally got a bite on the long line and put a nice 30 lb. Mahi in the box. The crew fished four more hours with only two short bites. There were lots of boats also in search of something good for grill, but there was little to no action going on.

We headed back inshore for some bottom feeders and picked up a couple of Groupers and let go some nice Snappers. It was great being on the water. Sea conditions were good and the crew had a good time playing tug a war with the bottom feeders.

The Sea Drag'n's motors are officially broke in and running great. The live bait rods are primed and ready to be put on the boat.

Let the 2010 Kingfish season begin!!!

Twin Mercury Motors For Sale

2010-03-03T09:50:00.000-08:00

Sea Drag'n fishing team is gearing up for the 2010 season. And one of the first things is to sell our 2009 Twin Mercury 225 OptiMax motors. If you are looking for a great pair of boat motors, these are it. These motors are like new and include a factory warranty.

We are asking $20K for the pair or $10K each. Contact Al Morris for further information.

New Website is Live!

2010-01-24T13:21:00.000-08:00

The Sea Drag'n Fishing Team has a new website that is currently under construction. Be sure to check it in the days and weeks to come.

Also, this is where we will be posting all our team fishing reports. We are looking forward to the 2010 King Mackerel season!

Tight lines,

Captain Al